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Djibouti vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 147th vs. 16th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Libya
Population
1196428
7523849
Population rank 158/197 105/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 138/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Djibouti and Libya: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Libya economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Libya
Year GDP
Djibouti Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 - $1,804,979,680
1966 - $2,312,438,536
1967 - $2,726,986,913
1968 - $3,850,623,095
1969 - $4,380,987,481
1970 - $4,601,649,451
1971 - $5,260,185,125
1972 - $6,299,395,544
1973 - $8,625,889,430
1974 - $15,112,543,717
1975 - $14,710,912,458
1976 - $19,096,943,017
1977 - $22,428,297,108
1978 - $22,136,422,643
1979 - $30,536,429,497
1980 - $40,953,924,949
1981 - $36,374,353,880
1982 - $33,760,146,991
1983 - $33,200,520,140
1984 - $29,476,109,153
1985 $340,989,528 $31,530,566,324
1986 - $24,180,400,959
1987 $373,371,738 $26,697,659,335
1988 $395,794,539 $24,308,959,591
1989 $409,220,087 $25,156,707,899
1990 $452,328,087 $28,904,183,602
1991 $462,421,999 $31,991,821,265
1992 $478,058,305 $33,887,047,909
1993 $466,048,469 $30,660,051,911
1994 $491,689,221 $28,610,549,763
1995 $497,723,961 $25,541,379,187
1996 $494,004,648 $27,884,615,385
1997 $502,675,542 $30,700,897,875
1998 $514,267,869 $27,251,301,398
1999 $536,080,148 $35,975,860,857
2000 $551,230,862 $38,270,954,138
2001 $572,417,441 $34,112,093,927
2002 $591,122,040 $20,481,889,764
2003 $622,044,666 $26,265,625,000
2004 $666,072,102 $33,122,307,692
2005 $708,633,195 $47,334,691,241
2006 $768,873,684 $60,094,231,607
2007 $847,918,929 $68,032,978,391
2008 $999,105,339 $86,710,767,415
2009 $1,049,110,685 $60,808,562,033
2010 $1,128,611,700 $75,380,825,062
2011 $1,239,144,502 $48,169,263,294
2012 $1,353,632,942 $92,540,938,129
2013 $2,044,440,443 $75,351,107,029
2014 $2,220,637,966 $57,372,355,592
2015 $2,424,391,785 $48,717,501,321
2016 $2,604,955,229 $49,912,073,701
2017 $2,762,581,334 $67,157,452,182
2018 $2,913,464,658 $76,686,029,772
2019 $3,088,851,450 $69,254,496,472
2020 $3,144,136,197 $46,854,285,441
2021 $3,392,796,953 $35,217,995,647
2022 $3,562,814,909 $43,246,297,922
2023 $3,917,150,481 $45,096,462,972
2024 $4,086,402,719 $46,636,278,902

Djibouti and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 - $1,001
1966 - $1,251
1967 - $1,437
1968 - $1,972
1969 - $2,175
1970 - $2,210
1971 - $2,443
1972 - $2,830
1973 - $3,727
1974 - $6,214
1975 - $5,721
1976 - $7,018
1977 - $7,783
1978 - $7,252
1979 - $9,443
1980 - $11,960
1981 - $10,044
1982 - $9,064
1983 - $8,927
1984 - $7,811
1985 $847 $8,087
1986 $800 $6,019
1987 $822 $6,465
1988 $817 $5,736
1989 $782 $5,793
1990 $780 $6,502
1991 $733 $7,040
1992 $764 $7,303
1993 $759 $6,478
1994 $785 $5,933
1995 $786 $5,205
1996 $762 $5,591
1997 $748 $6,062
1998 $735 $5,301
1999 $740 $6,895
2000 $738 $7,214
2001 $742 $6,313
2002 $743 $3,718
2003 $765 $4,674
2004 $806 $5,774
2005 $844 $8,079
2006 $898 $10,049
2007 $970 $11,145
2008 $1,119 $13,906
2009 $1,151 $9,551
2010 $1,213 $11,601
2011 $1,306 $7,594
2012 $1,400 $14,976
2013 $2,076 $11,952
2014 $2,215 $8,926
2015 $2,376 $7,458
2016 $2,510 $7,526
2017 $2,619 $9,966
2018 $2,718 $11,197
2019 $2,837 $9,963
2020 $2,845 $6,650
2021 $3,026 $4,936
2022 $3,133 $5,987
2023 $3,398 $6,173
2024 $3,496 $6,318

Djibouti vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Libya
1950 40.7 33.1
1951 41 33.5
1952 41.2 33.8
1953 41.5 34.2
1954 41.8 34.7
1955 42 35.2
1956 42.3 36
1957 42.6 36.9
1958 42.8 38
1959 43.1 39.3
1960 43.4 40.8
1961 43.8 42.4
1962 44.1 44.1
1963 44.4 45.6
1964 44.8 47.7
1965 45.2 49.3
1966 45.6 50.9
1967 46.1 52.5
1968 46.6 53.8
1969 47.1 55.2
1970 47.5 56.4
1971 47.3 57.6
1972 48.5 58.7
1973 49.1 59.7
1974 49.5 60.7
1975 49.9 61.6
1976 50.3 62.4
1977 50.8 63.1
1978 51.2 63.8
1979 51.6 64.3
1980 52 64.8
1981 52.4 65.3
1982 52.9 65.8
1983 53.3 66.3
1984 53.7 66.7
1985 54.1 67.3
1986 54.5 67.8
1987 54.8 68.3
1988 55.1 68.6
1989 55.4 69
1990 55.5 69.3
1991 55.2 69.6
1992 54.4 70
1993 55.7 70.2
1994 55.6 70.5
1995 56.2 70.6
1996 56.3 70.7
1997 56.2 70.7
1998 56.4 70.7
1999 56.6 70.6
2000 56.7 70.5
2001 57.5 70.7
2002 57.8 70.8
2003 58 71
2004 58.1 71.2
2005 58.5 71.4
2006 59 71.6
2007 59.4 71.8
2008 59.8 71.9
2009 60.4 72.1
2010 60.7 72.2
2011 61.3 69.9
2012 61.7 72.2
2013 62.1 72.3
2014 62.4 71.3
2015 62.8 71.6
2016 63.3 71.8
2017 63.7 72.7
2018 64.1 73.2
2019 64.4 72.9
2020 64.2 72.4
2021 63.8 72.1
2022 65.5 74.5
2023 66 69.3
2024 66.2 71.1
2025 66.4 73.2

Djibouti and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Libya
Year Population
Djibouti Libya
1960 86,024 1,492,890
1961 89,390 1,555,699
1962 93,283 1,621,960
1963 97,872 1,690,457
1964 103,198 1,753,691
1965 109,092 1,804,015
1966 115,269 1,849,063
1967 121,649 1,898,199
1968 128,250 1,952,781
1969 136,078 2,014,293
1970 145,175 2,082,589
1971 155,136 2,153,534
1972 166,256 2,226,091
1973 178,449 2,314,193
1974 192,613 2,432,211
1975 209,908 2,571,556
1976 230,737 2,721,237
1977 254,613 2,881,533
1978 280,031 3,052,526
1979 304,513 3,233,846
1980 325,815 3,424,378
1981 343,047 3,621,486
1982 356,880 3,724,765
1983 369,553 3,718,961
1984 384,053 3,773,633
1985 402,687 3,898,745
1986 426,341 4,017,403
1987 454,399 4,129,739
1988 484,523 4,237,755
1989 523,355 4,342,920
1990 579,538 4,445,239
1991 631,092 4,544,400
1992 626,010 4,640,352
1993 614,245 4,733,045
1994 626,710 4,822,037
1995 633,074 4,906,843
1996 648,348 4,987,393
1997 671,817 5,064,639
1998 699,352 5,140,704
1999 724,218 5,218,038
2000 747,318 5,305,021
2001 771,313 5,403,639
2002 795,574 5,508,410
2003 813,519 5,619,398
2004 826,124 5,736,693
2005 839,167 5,858,798
2006 855,764 5,980,211
2007 874,528 6,104,380
2008 892,734 6,235,430
2009 911,527 6,366,686
2010 930,251 6,497,839
2011 948,558 6,343,203
2012 966,747 6,179,328
2013 984,824 6,304,628
2014 1,002,717 6,427,252
2015 1,020,313 6,531,819
2016 1,037,653 6,632,126
2017 1,054,841 6,738,770
2018 1,071,882 6,849,055
2019 1,088,709 6,951,033
2020 1,105,188 7,045,399
2021 1,121,248 7,135,175
2022 1,137,096 7,223,805
2023 1,152,944 7,305,659
2024 1,168,722 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Libya

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Libya
1960 6.85 7.51
1961 6.85 7.56
1962 6.85 7.61
1963 6.86 7.69
1964 6.87 7.75
1965 6.86 7.82
1966 6.88 7.89
1967 6.87 7.93
1968 6.88 7.97
1969 6.88 8.01
1970 6.88 8.05
1971 6.88 8.1
1972 6.85 8.07
1973 6.82 8.05
1974 6.78 8.02
1975 6.74 7.98
1976 6.69 7.93
1977 6.64 7.87
1978 6.59 7.79
1979 6.52 7.68
1980 6.46 7.54
1981 6.4 7.37
1982 6.34 7.16
1983 6.3 6.91
1984 6.25 6.62
1985 6.19 6.33
1986 6.14 6.02
1987 6.09 5.72
1988 6.03 5.41
1989 5.97 5.09
1990 5.93 4.78
1991 5.86 4.46
1992 5.75 4.16
1993 5.64 3.88
1994 5.51 3.65
1995 5.33 3.44
1996 5.15 3.26
1997 4.97 3.13
1998 4.8 3.04
1999 4.69 2.97
2000 4.6 2.91
2001 4.52 2.87
2002 4.41 2.83
2003 4.3 2.8
2004 4.16 2.77
2005 4.04 2.77
2006 3.9 2.7
2007 3.76 2.65
2008 3.62 2.6
2009 3.52 2.56
2010 3.43 2.6
2011 3.34 2.65
2012 3.26 2.68
2013 3.19 2.72
2014 3.12 2.75
2015 3.04 2.71
2016 2.97 2.67
2017 2.92 2.63
2018 2.86 2.58
2019 2.8 2.54
2020 2.75 2.51
2021 2.7 2.46
2022 2.65 2.4
2023 2.61 2.36

Djibouti and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Libya
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Libya
1960 17.7 18.5
1961 17.7 18.2
1962 17.8 17.9
1963 17.9 17.5
1964 17.9 17.2
1965 17.9 16.7
1966 17.9 15.9
1967 17.9 15.3
1968 17.9 14.9
1969 17.8 14.7
1970 17.8 14.7
1971 17.7 14.7
1972 17.6 14.7
1973 17.5 14.9
1974 17.4 15.3
1975 17.3 15.5
1976 17.3 15.6
1977 17.2 15.8
1978 17.2 15.9
1979 17.2 15.9
1980 17.2 16
1981 17.2 16.1
1982 17.3 16.3
1983 17.3 16.5
1984 17.4 16.8
1985 17.4 17.1
1986 17.5 17.3
1987 17.6 17.6
1988 17.7 17.9
1989 17.8 18.2
1990 17.9 18.6
1991 18 18.9
1992 18.1 19.3
1993 18.2 19.7
1994 18.3 20.1
1995 18.4 20.6
1996 18.6 21.1
1997 18.9 21.5
1998 19.3 22
1999 19.6 22.4
2000 19.9 22.7
2001 20.2 22.9
2002 20.4 23.1
2003 20.6 23.2
2004 20.6 23.4
2005 20.7 23.6
2006 20.9 23.8
2007 21.1 24.2
2008 21.3 24.6
2009 21.6 25
2010 21.8 25.3
2011 22 25.5
2012 22.3 25.7
2013 22.5 25.9
2014 22.8 26.2
2015 23.1 26.4
2016 23.4 26.6
2017 23.6 26.8
2018 23.9 27
2019 24.2 27.2
2020 24.5 27.5
2021 24.8 27.7
2022 25.1 28
2023 25.4 28.2
2024 25.7 28.5

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Finance

Djibouti Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
33.1%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Djibouti Libya
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
76.5%
1994
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Djibouti Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
70
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Libya
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
22,991 mi
2010

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